Teaching Pros To Vie In Tennis Tournament

June 11, 1985|Mike Teitelbaum On Recreation

Some of the best teaching pros in Palm Beach County will be competing in the regional qualifying tennis tournament of the Reebok Teaching Pro Classic June 17-22 (Monday through Saturday) at Laver`s International Resort in Delray Beach.

Among the pros scheduled to compete are Juan Nunez of Royal Palm Polo and Country Club and several pros from Laver`s.

The men`s and women`s winners in the tournament will advance to the national tournament at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., Sept. 12-15.

Admission is free. For information, call 272-4126.

Ruben Hill of Lake Park was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of Little League International.

There will be an organizational meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. for a men`s summer softball league in Delray Beach. The meeting will be held at the Delray Beach Community Center, 50 NW First Ave.

Costs, dates, times and rosters will be discussed. All interested parties should attend.

For information, call 278-9330.

There are still opening for a single-elimination softball tournament to benefit Special Olympics, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23, at Gaines, Howard and Phipps parks. The championship game will be held Wednesday, June 26, at 6 p.m. at the West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium.

There is a $125 entry fee and the deadline is Wednesday, June 19. There are four classifications. For information, call Dennis Widing at 625-4510 or Kevin McLaughlin at 659-6359.

There will be four summer programs at The Baseball School in Delray Beach, including a T-Ball School for players 5 to 8 years old from Monday through Aug. 23.

All schools are one-week sessions. Others include the Baseball School (8 to 23 years old) from Monday through Aug. 23, the Softball School (girls 8 to 16) in mid-June and the All Sports School (ages 5 to 12) Monday through Aug. 23.

Fees are $105 a week for local players and $365 for live-in players. The schools are located at Miller Field.

There will be a power volleyball league starting Sunday at the Adolph and Rose Levis Jewish Community Center in Boca Raton. Teams will play every Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon. Fees are $10 for JCC members and $20 for non-members.

For information, call David Sheriff at 395-5546.

Openings are still available for the Delray Beach Playhouse Golf Classic Sunday, June 30, at the Delray Beach Municipal Golf Course. The tournament benefits the Delray Beach Playhouse.

The tournament is a four-player best-ball scramble with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. There is a $45 entry fee that includes greens fees, cart, beverages on the course, lunch and an awards party.

For information and to enter, call Mary McCarty at 278-0155 or the Delray Beach Playhouse, 272-1281.

Registration for the Boca Raton Parks and Recreation Department men`s fall slow-pitch softball league will be held from July 1 through July 9 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Commmunity Center, 150 NW Crawford Blvd.

The league, which will begin play Aug. 5, will be limited to 48 teams. A $300 check and roster must be presented at the time of registration.

The card is valid through Oct. 31, except for a few courses. Golf cart rental is required, but not included.

For information, contact the American Lung Association at 659-7644.

The YMCA of Boca Raton Swim Team is seeking interested boys and girls ages 3 to 18 to compete against other teams in the Gold Coast area. For information, contact Barbara Bertram or Patty Kelly at 392-0090.

The South County Seahawks Swim Club of Delray Beach, which competes in meets in Palm Beach, Broward and Dade counties, is seeking swimmers. Members practice daily at the Aqua Crest Pool in Delray Beach from 5 to 7 p.m.

For information, call Ken Caplin at 278-7104.

The husband and wife team of Jerry and Carolyn Bartlett of Palm Springs shot par 72 to win the first Palm Springs Little League Golf Tournament Sunday at the Indian Trail Country Club in Royal Palm Beach.

The Boynton Beach Racquet Center will serve as host of a qualifying tournament for the Grolsch Men`s Doubles Tennis Classic on Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23. Entry fee is $15. Starting times will be available Thursday, June 20.

A series of tennis camps will be held at the center beginning Monday. Bob Howell, the center`s tennis pro, and Alan Frost, a former Australian coach and now coach to more than 50 nationally ranked U.S. juniors, will be the instructors.